When four day centres in the city were threatened with closure by Leeds City Council the plans sparked a fierce backlash from users and the wider community. People power was the driving force behind a campaign to save Queenswood Drive, Richmond Hill, Wykebeck Valley and Wetherby from the axe. This was Leeds in July 2001, a month which also featured another fight to save the Leeds Central Ex-Servicemen's Club which was facing an uncertain future. Elsewhere fire devastated a Leeds school while the city staged the British Transplant Games. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 30 days in the life of your city. READ MORE: C&A - When Leeds shoppers mourned the loss of 'Coats and Ats' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in July 2001
Fitness guru Rosemary Conley visited Lloyds Fitness Centre in Moor Allerton. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
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